Childcare must be accessible to all communities to ensure sufficiency of provision. The following table shows the total number of providers by Ofsted deprivation band, which are then broken down by provider type.
Least deprived
| Total 2022 |
Total 2023 |
Total 2024 |
Provider Type |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| 61 |
54 |
53 |
Full daycare |
7 |
7 |
8 |
| Sessional |
6 |
5 |
5 |
| Out of school care |
6 |
7 |
6 |
| Non domestic – other |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Childminders |
37 |
33 |
31 |
| Home Childcarers |
4 |
2 |
2 |
Less deprived
| Total 2022 |
Total 2023 |
Total 2024 |
Provider Type |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| 32 |
33 |
31 |
Full daycare |
4 |
5 |
5 |
| Sessional |
1 |
2 |
2 |
| Out of school care |
2 |
2 |
1 |
| Childminders |
19 |
20 |
21 |
| Home Childcarers |
5 |
4 |
2 |
Average
| Total 2022 |
Total 2023 |
Total 2024 |
Provider Type |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| 33 |
30 |
29 |
Full daycare |
10 |
11 |
12 |
| Sessional |
3 |
3 |
4 |
| Out of school care |
3 |
2 |
2 |
| Childminders |
12 |
10 |
9 |
| Home Childcarers |
5 |
4 |
2 |
Deprived
| Total 2022 |
Total 2023 |
Total 2024 |
Provider Type |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| 33 |
31 |
29 |
Full daycare |
8 |
8 |
8 |
| Sessional |
1 |
1 |
2 |
| Out of school care |
1 |
2 |
3 |
| Childminders |
23 |
20 |
16 |
| Home Childcarers |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Most deprived
| Total 2022 |
Total 2023 |
Total 2024 |
Provider Type |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| 38 |
31 |
36 |
Full daycare |
17 |
17 |
17 |
| Sessional |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Out of school care |
1 |
0 |
3 |
| Childminders |
14 |
13 |
13 |
| Home Childcarers |
5 |
1 |
3 |
North Tyneside’s childcare provision operates in a range of socioeconomic contexts. 84 providers are based in local super output areas classified as ‘least deprived’ or less deprived. This is a reduction from 2022, when the total number in ‘least’ or ‘less’ deprived areas was 93. 65 operate in localities classified as ‘deprived’ or ‘most deprived’, compared to 71 in 2022. North Tyneside has a reasonable distribution of childcare, across all communities.
The table below shows the number of places by Ofsted deprivation band, which are then broken down by provider type.
| Ofsted Deprivation |
Provider Type |
Number of Early Years Places 2023 |
Number of Early Years Places 2024 |
| Most Deprived |
Full daycare |
1089 |
1084 |
| Childminders |
78 |
72 |
| Total |
1167 |
1158 |
| Deprived |
Full daycare |
521 |
531 |
| Sessional |
24 |
24 |
| Out of school |
97 |
97 |
| Care |
|
|
| Childminders |
142 |
118 |
| Total |
784 |
770 |
| Average |
Full daycare |
516 |
557 |
| Sessional |
40 |
50 |
| Childminders |
54 |
54 |
| Total |
610 |
661 |
| Less Deprived |
Full daycare |
202 |
202 |
| Sessional |
56 |
56 |
| Out of school |
75 |
75 |
| Care |
|
|
| Childminders |
138 |
132 |
| Total |
471 |
465 |
| Least Deprived |
Full daycare |
508 |
446 |
| Sessional |
115 |
115 |
| Out of school |
188 |
162 |
| Care |
|
|
| Childminders |
216 |
195 |
| Total |
1027 |
912 |
There is a distribution of places across all socio-economic contexts, with the most deprived and least deprived areas, having the greatest number of places. Only the localities classed as experiencing ‘average’ deprivation levels recorded a net gain in places.
